WSJ
By John McCormick and Alex Leary
Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis battle to lead a thinning field of primary challengers to Donald Trump, who will skip the Miami event to do a rally nearby..
The Republican presidential primary debate stage Wednesday evening will shrink from seven to five participants, but the central characterâformer President Donald Trumpâwill still be absent and is likely to keep benefiting as his challengers beat each other up.
The third debate starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time and will be moderated by Lester Holt and Kristen Welker of NBC News and Hugh Hewitt of the Salem Radio Network. It will air on broadcast and cable television and be streamed on NBCNews.com and Rumble…